The Covington-De La Salle winner’s powerful run game sparked a second half comeback

Covington trailed De La Salle for the entirety of Thursday’s Week 1 matchup until Lions running back Ronald Encalade broke free for a 33-yard touchdown run. Encalade’s run tied the game with 4:21 to go in the third quarter, and Covington seized the momentum from that point on. The Lions scored two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter of a 38-24 comeback win over De La Salle at Muss Bertolino Stadium in Kenner. De La Salle led by as much as 14 points after senior running back Eamon Williams ran in a 3-yard touchdown for the first points of the…